The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, approved a congressional law that, with the argument of strengthening the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), in reality turns this entity into a weapon of prior censorship against civil society organizations and independent and non-profit media in Peru. In the case of OjoPúblico, the law will prohibit it from carrying out its journalistic work if it does not first request permission from the agency, under threat of fines of up to 2.6 million soles (700,000 dollars). “They will be subjected to an exhaustive review [because] they act against the interests of our country, sowing hatred [...] using licentiousness to introduce international agendas that seek to break our unity,” Boluarte said when publishing the regulation at a public event. This media outlet will defend its independence and its right to investigate without censorship.

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15 Abril, 2025